saved by the bell

saved by the bell

Saved or spared from difficulty or misfortune by some intervention at the very last moment. An allusion to the bell that ends the round in a boxing match saving a boxer from being counted out. The teacher was just getting ready to hand out the quizzes when the fire alarm went off—saved by the bell!

saved by the bell

Cliché saved by the timely intervention of someone or something. (Alludes to a boxer who is saved from being counted out by the bell that ends a round.) I was going to have to do my part, but someone knocked on the door and I didn't have to do it. I was saved by the bell. I wish I had been saved by the bell.

saved by the bell

Rescued from a difficulty at the last moment, as in I couldn't put off explaining his absence any longer, but then Bill arrived and I was saved by the bell . This expression alludes to the bell rung at the end of a boxing round, which, if it rings before a knocked-down boxer has been counted out, lets him get up and continue fighting in the next round. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1900s.

saved by the bell

You say saved by the bell when you are in a difficult situation and at the last moment, something happens which allows you to escape from it. There was another period of silence. It was broken by the sound of Eleanor's car pulling up outside the front door. `Saved by the bell,' I said. Note: This expression refers to the bell which signals the end of a round in a boxing match.

The 'anti-Friends,' The Burg's edgy, bordering-on-surreal humor of shows like Arrested Development and Family Guy combine with the likable goofiness of modern classics like Saved by the Bell to create a sense of humor irresistible to all but the most jaded hipsters.

Prestigious boxing bouts are staged (and you get your dinner as well) The winners are pleased, the losers enraged And the ref is saved by the bell Four lions stand guard at the front of the pile They've surely been there for some years And the sights that you see in Lime Street at three Are enough to drive you to tears This city so great with buildings so tall Can compare with the best in the land But none can compete with our George's Hall On this I'llgive you my hand

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